Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-02-16

for letting her have the hundred a

for letting her have the hundred a
year"
oh. Jonn, John! What break.
down!" said Mr.. Collett. 80 you
were tying TO follow Peter Finch
through Stony Arabia, and turned back
at the seconi stepl Here's brave trav.
eler for you, Peter. John, John, keep
10 your Arabia Felix, and leave.sterner
ways TO very different men. Goodbye.
both OF you. I've no voice TO talk any
more. III think over all you have
said.
He pressed their hands and they left
the room. The old man was too weak
to speak the next day, and. in three
days after that, he calmly brsathed his
last
AS soon as the funeral was over, the
will was read by the confidentia. man
of business, who had always attended
10 Mr. Coliett's affairs. The grou;
that sat around HIM preserved deco
rous appearance of disinterestedness
and the usual preamble to the wi,
having been listened to with breathless
attention. the man of business read the
following in clear voice:
Il bequeath To my niece, Emma
Briggs, Notwithstanding that sLO
shocked her family by marrying an Oil
man, the sum of four thousand pounds:
being fully persuaded that her lost dig
riIy, If she could ever find it again,
would do nothing to provide her with
food, or clothing. or shelter"
John Meade smiled and Peter Fincl
ground hi; teeth-but in a quiet, re-
spectacle manner.
The man Of business went on will
his reading.
"HaYing always held the opinion
that women should be rendered ra-
tional and independent being-and
having duly considered the fact that
society practically denies the right OF
earning her own living-I hereby be
queath TO Mary Sutton, the only daugh.
ter Of my Old friend, Fred. Sutton, the
sum Of ten thousand pound, which Will
enable her to marry, or to remain sin
gle, is she may prefer"
John Meade gave a prodigious star.
upon hearing this, and Peter Finch
ground his teeth again-but in a man
mer hardly respectable. Both, how
ever, by violent effort, kept silent.
the man OF business went on with
MS reading.
II have paid some attention TO the
character of my nephew, John Meade,
and have been grIeved TO fiud him much
possessed with feeling of philanthro-
ply, and with general preference for
whatever is noble and true over what
ever is base and false. As these ten
denotes are by no means such as can
advance him in the world, | bequeath
him the sum OF ten thousand pounds
hoping that he will thus be kept out OF
the workhouse, and be enabled to pain.
his great histor.cal picture, which, aS
yet, he has only talked about.
LAS for my other nephew, Peter
Finch, he views all things in so saga
cious and selfish way, and is SO Ger
tain to get on in life, that l should
only insult him by offering an aid which
he does not require; vet, from his affec-
tionate uncle, and entirely as testi
mony Of admiration for his mental
acuteness, 1 venture to hope that he
will accept beQuest of five hundred
pounds towards the completion of his
extensive library of law-books.n
How Peter Finch stormed and called
names-how John Meade broke into a
delirium of joy-how Mary Sutton
cried 1rst. ard then laughed, and thea
cried and laughed together-ail these
matters l shall not attempt to describe.
Mary Sutton is now Mrs. John Meale;
and her husband has actually begun
the great historical picture. Peter
Finch has taken to discounting bills
and bringing actions on them, and
Drives about in his brougham already.